Welcome to our live updates of the Osun State Governorship election.

The people of the state are going out to the polls today to pick one of 48 candidates to replace Governor Rauf Aregbesola.

Our reporters are stationed at strategic centres of the state to bring you updates about the poll.

With 1, 682, 495 million registered voters, Over 1 million people collected PVCs in the 3,010 polling units spread across 30 local government areas, the election is seen as a final test for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before the 2019 general elections.

Ahead of the election, INEC announced a ban on the use of smartphones, cameras and recording devices in polling booths.